Greece at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Greece competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. Of the four nations that have been to every Summer Games (the others being Australia, Great Britain, and Switzerland), Greece was the only one to compete under its national flag at Moscow, as the other three and several other nations competed under the Olympic flag (New Zealand flew the flag of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association) in protest of the USSR's involvement in the Afghan Civil War. As the birthplace of the Olympics, Greece led the parade in the opening ceremony.

Greece at the
1980 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGRE
NOCHellenic Olympic Committee
Websitewww.hoc.gr (in Greek and English)
in Moscow
Competitors43 (40 men/3 women)
Flag bearer Ilias Khatzipavlis
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold

Bronze
  • Georgios Khatziioannidis – Wrestling, Men's freestyle Featherweight
  • Tasos Boudouris, Tasos Gavrilis and Aristidis Rapanakis – Sailing, Men's Soling Team Competition

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Heat – 10.70
  • Quarterfinals – 10.62 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

  • Heat – 21.98 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Michael Koussis
  • Final – 2:18:02 (→ 20th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Final – 1:36:53.4 (→ 15th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Final – 4:24:36 (→ 12th place)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification – 7.74 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

  • Maroula Lambrou
  • Qualifying Round – 6.37 m (→ did not advance, 15th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification – no mark (→ did not advance)

Water polo

Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Lost to Netherlands (7–8)
  • Lost to Romania (4–6)
  • Lost to Hungary (5–8)
  • Final Round (Group B)
  • Defeated Sweden (9–5)
  • Defeated Bulgaria (6–4)
  • Lost to Australia (2–4)
  • Lost to Italy (3–4)
  • Lost to Romania (8–11) → 10th place
  • Team Roster

Weightlifting

Heavyweight (100–110 kg)

Bantamweight (–56 kg)

  • Ioannis-Sidiropoulos

Flyweight (–52 kg)

Middle Heavyweight (82.5–90 kg)

Lightweight (60–67.5 kg)

Wrestling

Greco-Roman Light-Heavyweight (82–90 kg)

Greco-Roman Heavyweight (90–100 kg)

Greco-Roman Flyweight (48–52 kg)

Freestyle Featherweight (57–62 kg)

  • Georgios Khatziioannidis – Bronze Medal

Greco-Roman Featherweight (57–62 kg)

Sailing

Triplehanded Keelboat

Singlehanded Dinghy (Finn Class)

  • Ilias Khatzipavlis

Shooting

Mixed Skeet

Mixed 50m Rifle, Prone

Rowing

Coxless Pairs

Single Sculls

References
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